Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal at centre of landmark U.S. Supreme Court verdict against Trump tariffs
The Hindu
Indian-origin lawyer Neal Katyal wins landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, striking down Trump's tariffs and championing small businesses.
At the centre of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court verdict striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs is an Indian-origin lawyer who argued before America’s highest court about the illegality of the levies.
Neal Katyal, the son of Indian immigrants and the former Acting Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, argued the consequential tariff case on behalf of small businesses and won.
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“Victory,” Mr. Katyal posted on X shortly after the Supreme Court verdict came in on Friday (February 20, 2026).
Mr. Katyal, in an interview to MS Now, said “One of the great things about the American system is what just happened today. I was able to go to court — the son of immigrants — able to go to court and say on behalf of American small businesses, 'Hey, this President is acting illegally.'"
"I was able to present my case, have them ask really hard questions at me, it was a really intense oral argument and at the end of it, they voted and we won,” he said.
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